Penguins rally to oust Islanders

Orpik scores winning goal as Pittsburgh advances in playoffs

Associated Press

Published 11:47 pm, Saturday, May 11, 2013

Photo: Paul Bereswill

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UNIONDALE, NY - MAY 11: Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins leaps over Keith Aucoin #10 of the New York Islanders as he chases the puck during the third period in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on May 11, 2013 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Paul Bereswill/Getty Images) less

UNIONDALE, NY - MAY 11: Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins leaps over Keith Aucoin #10 of the New York Islanders as he chases the puck during the third period in Game Six of the Eastern Conference ... more

Orpik took a shot from the left point that might have clipped Islanders forward Brad Boyes on its way past goalie Evgeni Nabokov.

The Penguins advanced to face the Ottawa Senators in the second round of the playoffs despite being outshot 38-21 in the decisive win.

The Islanders were just 5:16 away from sending the series back to Pittsburgh for one more game when Paul Martin got the Penguins even for the third time.

Evgeni Malkin assisted on the tying and winning goals. On Martin's goal, Malkin curled behind the New York net with the puck and sent a hard pass high in the zone to Martin, who ripped a drive through traffic in front.

He scored his second career NHL postseason goal off a feed from Keith Aucoin to give the Islanders their third lead — on their 30th shot — against the top-seeded Penguins. The goal left Pittsburgh netminder Tomas Vokoun sprawled out on his stomach.

The teams had alternated wins since the Penguins took the opener 5-0 at home. Pittsburgh got into position to advance to the second round for the first time since 2010 when it won 4-0 in Game 5 with Vokoun in goal instead of Marc-Andre Fleury.

Vokoun had trouble early matching the success he had all season against the Islanders, but still pulled out the win. The Penguins had lost all three previous postseason meetings with the Islanders.